Background
Bishop, David Stewart was born on May 13, 1933 in Thunder Hawk, South Dakota, United States. Son of Joel Lewis and Grace Miriam (Peterson) Bishop.
Bishop, David Stewart was born on May 13, 1933 in Thunder Hawk, South Dakota, United States. Son of Joel Lewis and Grace Miriam (Peterson) Bishop.
Associate of Arts, Lee College, Cleveland, Tennessee, 1955; Bachelor magna cum laude, Birmingham Southern College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, California Graduate School Theology, 1978.
Teacher, West Coast Bible College, Fresno, California, 1958-1959;
dean college, West Coast Bible College, Fresno, California, 1960-1962;
superintendent, West Coast Bible College, Fresno, California, 1962-1965;
coordinator/teacher, Bible Institute for Ministry/Lay Enrichment, Los Angeles, 1971-1973;
coordinator/teacher, Bible Institute for Ministry/Lay Enrichment, Yakima and Pasco, Washington, 1975-1977, 79;
founder, director, teacher, Yakima School Christian Ministries, since 1977;
chaplain's staff, St. Joseph's Hospital, Burbank, California, 1970-1972;
pastor, North Hollywood (California) Church of God, 1969-1973;
senior pastor, Christian Life Center Church of God, Yakima, since 1973. Secretary Yakima Pentecostal Fellowship, 1975-1976, president, 1975-1977. Vice president Yakima Full Gospel Minister's Fellowship, 1982.
Member Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Committee, Yakima, 1986, 88. District overseer Church God, Yakima, since 1983, member Washington state county, 1974-1978, 80-84, 86-90, trustee Washington state, since 1974, chairman state education board 1978-1979, member state ministers' examining board, 1984-1986. Member general executive county Church God, 1986-1990, committee internationalization, 1986-1990, motions committee general assembly, 1990.
Committee review N.W. Bible College, 1986. Member task force on education Church of God, since 1991.
(Book by Bishop, David S.)
Board of directors West Coast Christian College, 1960-1969, 87-. Board of Governors, California.Theol. Seminary, Fresno, California, 1984-1986, chairman, since 1990.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Shirley Yvonne Orndorff, July 15, 1941 (deceased November 1964). Children: Sheryl Ann Bishop Walker, Mellanie Kay Bishop Hunt. Married Sandra Alyn Reasy, March 20, 1967.
Children: Shannon Dee, David Stewart.